Ilya Valeryevich Konovalov (; born 4 March 1971 in Yefrosimovka, Kursk) is a retired male hammer thrower from Russia, whose personal best throw is 82.28 metres, achieved in August 2003 in Tula.
In 2007, Konovalov was found guilty of acetazolamide doping. The sample was delivered on 17 December 2006 in an in-competition test in Kursk, Russia. He received a suspension from February 2007 to February 2009.
International competitions Representing 1993UniversiadeBuffalo, United States5th73.52 m1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden7th76.50 m1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States6th78.72 m1997World Championships Athens, Greece6th78.68 m UniversiadeCatania, Italy 3rd76.16 m1998European Championships Budapest, Hungary9thGoodwill Games Uniondale, United States 3rd1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain10th75.63 m 2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia5th2001World Championships Edmonton, Canada 3rd2002European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany20th76.79 m 2003World Military Games Catania, Italy 3rd72.86 mWorld Championships Paris, France6thWorld Athletics FinalSzombathely, Hungary7th2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece12th (q)76.36 m World Athletics FinalSzombathely, Hungary8th2005World Championships Helsinki, Finland5thWorld Athletics FinalSzombathely, Hungary8th2006World CupAthens, Greece 3rd77.14 m Note: At the 2004 Athens Olympics, Konovalov failed to reach the final. He originally finished 14th in the qualifying round but was promoted to 12th after two of the finalists were disqualified for failing drug tests.
See also List of doping cases in athletics
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